Jewish community in Spain

Antisemitic incidents in Spain rise 14.5% as watchdog warns hatred is being normalized

Antisemitic incidents in Spain increased in 2025, according to a report by Jewish groups that cited vandalism, harassment and other attacks while warning against the normalization of hate.

A far-right Spanish nationalist demonstration brought together supporters and members linked to Vox, the People's Party (PP), and the neo-Nazi group Nucleo Nacional in Barcelona, on September 2, 2025.
People march during a pro-Palestinian protest in Barcelona, Spain, October 4, 2025

'Feared for my life': French Jew recalls antisemitic attacks in Barcelona when leaving synagogue

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A Maimonides statue in Córdoba was defaced. His writings have an answer to hate - opinion

Members of the Guardia Civil USECIC guard migrants on Tarajal beach after crossing the border between Spain and Morocco on July 31, 2026 in Ceuta, Spain.

Spanish MEP appeals to Netanyahu to back Spain's sovereignty amid Ceuta border crisis


The perfect one-pot sofrito recipe: Chicken, potatoes, onions

Introducing Chef Felix Rosenthal's irresistible sofrito recipe made with chicken, potatoes, and onions that will leave you hooked on its flavors.

You don't need more chicken, potatoes and onions. Felix Rosenthal's sofrito pot

Spain’s Balearic Islands officially recognize centuries of injustice against crypto-Jews on Majorca

Spain’s Balearic Islands, home to 800 to 1,000 ethnic Majorcan crypto-Jews who had been persecuted since the 1492 inquisition, has finally recognized the abuses perpetrated against ethnic Jews.

  Dani Rotstein, pointing, explains to German tourists about a church that used to be a synagogue in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, Feb. 11, 2019.

European Jewish communities brace for antisemitism after Hamas attack

As the bloody war in Israel and Gaza continues to escalate, many European Jews are bracing for reverberations far from the frontlines.

 A protester carries a smoke flare during a pro-Palestine demonstration near Israel's Embassy in London, Britain, May 23, 2021

Spain’s language authority still uses an antisemitic definition of ‘Jew’

The entry for the word “judiada” — which notes that the term “originated with antisemitic intent” — has two definitions: first, “a dirty trick or an action that is detrimental to someone,”.

Official Spanish dictrionary, published and upd updated by the Royal Spanish Academyate by Real Ac

Spanish politician resigns after calling Jewish rival a 'Nazi Jew'

Rubiales reacted to an interview in which Bendodo stated that "Spain is not strong enough to withstand another five years under Pedro Sanchez."

 Amparo Rubiales

Antisemitism and Censorship in Catalonia - Opinion

The municipal election day in Spain took place this Sunday. What will happen in Barcelona, Spain's second-largest city and Catalonia's capital?

  A poster from ACOM's campaign. The posters were removed from the streets of Barcelona by the local authorities

Barcelona synagogue vandalized days before Holocaust Remembrance Day

The incident was reported to the police along with the security camera footage of the event. Additionally, the graffiti was promptly removed. 

 Pro-Palestinian demonstrators hold candles during a protest in front of Catalan Government in Sant Jaume quarter in central Barcelona January 16, 2009 against Israel's attacks on Gaza. The sign reads: "Boycott Israel, boycott apartheid".

Barcelona's famous soccer team sends Israel a message of support

FC Barcelona's president Joan Laporta invited representatives of the Israeli embassy in Spain to their soccer match against Manchester United.

Israeli diplomats presented FC Barcelona's president Laporta with an Israeli flag on February 16, 2023, recognizing FC Barcelona's years of support for and friendship with Israel. 

‘Barcelona made big mistake canceling ties with Israel’ - Ayuso

Isabel Díaz Ayuso, head of the Community of Madrid, decided to visit Israel in response to Barcelona ending its ties with Tel Aviv.

 Senior Spanish politician Isabel Díaz Ayuso is seen meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem.

Remains of Medieval Synagogue found in Spain

This is one of very few Jewish structures still in existence after Spain's expulsion of the Jews.

SYNAGOGUE IN the Mellah, once home to the city’s Jewish population, Marrakech 2019. It was originally built in 1492 by Jews expelled from Spain